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HF Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 118-999 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output AM: 300, CW: 450 W High: 50/35 W, Mid-High: 20/20 W, Mid-Low: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? Max 12 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 2000 and 2002 Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
140 × 40 × 34 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 1.34 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs) 1 gr (0.0 oz) Box, 290 grHead 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004G ICOM-IC-002800H HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R